The supportive care needs survey for partners and caregivers of cancer survivors: development and psychometric evaluation

Objective: Begin to test the psychometric properties of a measure designed to capture the multi‐dimensional supportive care needs of cancer caregivers: the Supportive Care Needs Survey—Partners and Caregivers (SCNS‐P&C).

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